Sydney's busking permit system has received a major overhaul and it's set to make things a whole lot easier for artists.
City Of Sydney and Lord Mayor Clover Moore have today shared that the guidelines around busking permits have been replaced with a new policy that will make it easier and more accessible for artists to secure permits to perform across the city.
The permits will now be broken down into three tiers; low impact for soloists and small groups, high impact for dance groups or acts requiring a larger space, and extended duration performances like human statues or pavement artists.
"We learned from the world’s best busking cities and worked with street performers, residents, businesses, government agencies and the music industry to streamline our busking guidelines," said Moore of the changes.
"Our new busking policy replaces a convoluted process and makes it easier than ever before for street performers to apply for their permits.
"This is important because we want to support cultural activities on our city streets, especially as we transition to a more pedestrian-friendly inner city. The quality of busking in Sydney has never been better and I know our new guidelines will support buskers to continue making a wonderful contribution to our diverse cultural life."
The changes come just days after it was announced by City Of Sydney that First Nations artists will no longer require busking permits to practice their cultures in public spaces managed by the city.
The new permit system is effective from today and buskers with exisiting permits will have six weeks to update to the new version. For more info, head here.
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